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He;s been injury prone for years. He's still injury prone now, going to Man U doesn't automatically change that, so I suspect you are right. I actually think his best move would have been to have gone to someone like Villa or Everton, where he'd have got a lot of football (if fit)

I think the main reason that people are feeling arsey about this is that we spent a fucking shedload of cash on transfer fees and wages on someone who looked like he couldn't give a fuck. I really think he was about at the level of maybe Stoke, Birmingham City or even Reading. To have the non-scoring, boring, unmotivated, unispiring (and remember he was captain of our club) twatfilled injury-clad arsehole get a contract at Man United is a fucking kick in the teeth. C'mon brummie, tell me in the past couple of years what has Owen done to justify a squad position in any of the top four teams in England? Nothing. That's exactly what I'm saying, I'm entirely in agreement with you. It'd stick in my craw as well. Massively. If I were a Newcastle fan, I'd have been practically on my knees praying to see him limp off after his first home game at the KC Stadium next season. I'd also have this down as the last kick in the bollocks of a truly awful season.

If that were true, Terry would be up there now, talking about being played in his best position every week, wanting to challenge for honours, believing in their project etc etc. FAT CUNT BARRY, YOU FAT CUNT. I heard you say he's not up to much anyway, so don't let it bother you. He's crap, I've said that for ages. Crap and he's got a fat arse. Crap, fat arsed wanker. I don;t mind him chasing the cash, I object to the empty apologies to the simple supporters. Keep it to yourself, you fat cunt, you're gone, and the entire world knows why you went there. Manchester City, FFS.

Let's be honest. The main reason people are so arsey about this on here (not the only one by any means, I understand and appreciate the other sources of bitterness to Owen, and I'd feel the same) is that he's signed for Manchester United and not Hull City, and the spectre of an Owen enjoying success there after the sap that he was on your resources is just too much to bare. I'm right, aren't I? I'd feel the same.

If that were true, Terry would be up there now, talking about being played in his best position every week, wanting to challenge for honours, believing in their project etc etc. FAT CUNT BARRY, YOU FAT CUNT.

Bless him, he's a local lad and Villa through and through, but when I think of Darius, his best "asset" really is that he's a pretty convincing Spike Lee lookalike. I've never in my entire life seen a striker so utterly clueless in one on one's with a goal keeper.

Dawson only played 13 league games last year. He did actually get better, after a decidedly ropey time the year before. Even if Bassong's better than Dawson (and he's probably got better touch and is quicker, their tackling is similar, and Dawson's better in the air) he still wouldn't be a first choice for Spurs which was my point. Bassong would be great cover, as he would be for Villa. I like Bassong but to be honest, I wouildn;t want us to sign him. We need an experienced head at CB to bring the best out of Davies or Cuellar - when Laursen got injured, those two both went to tit.

Surely Sebastien Bassong is a better player than Michael Dawson? In fact, isn't Shirley Bassey a better player than Michael Dawson? I didn't see much of Spurs last year, but he's always struck me as the third chuckle brother, so apologies if he's improved massively last season.

That's mad if true. Infact anything over £25m for him would be madness. Worth every penny. I debate that, I normally agree with you Mattis you are one of the few with a good knowledge of Europe, but I dunno 38M is a massive amount. When you think that Berbatov went for £30 mill, it doesn't seem as bad. yes, and then, as the Americans would say, "stunk the place out".

Roberto di Matteo taking Albion job.

Source? Good signing if played in his right position. Multiple mutterings down here. Someone apparently to be unveilied tomorrow also, which, being July 1st and free agent day makes me a bit worried about Sol Campbell's future plans. Or Mickey Owen. I can guarantee you that won't be happening. He asked for 100k a week and no pay as you play business. Please tell me you are joking?! If that is true Michael Owen is possibly the most delusional man on Earth. What arrogance! From a good source down here, and also backed up by someone posting on here about a chat they had with Phil Brown about him.

Source? Good signing if played in his right position. Multiple mutterings down here. Someone apparently to be unveilied tomorrow also, which, being July 1st and free agent day makes me a bit worried about Sol Campbell's future plans. Or Mickey Owen. I can guarantee you that won't be happening. He asked for 100k a week and no pay as you play business.

Source? Good signing if played in his right position. Multiple mutterings down here. Someone apparently to be unveilied tomorrow also, which, being July 1st and free agent day makes me a bit worried about Sol Campbell's future plans.

Why would Shepherd be bothered about the reaction? He's about to buy 100 percent of what he sold a fraction of a while back for not really a great deal more money.I'd imagine the pound signs in his eyes are the most important thing to him right now. Rich, self serving people don't give a scooby what us common proles think.

Villa supposedly close to signing Tuncay.

Have to say, I have my doubts (big ones) over MON's transfer market acuity, but I thought he played the Barry situation absolutely superbly. I bet he couldn't stop smiling when he found out the most likely end result wasn't him going to Liverpool, either.

I don't think it is optimistic, either, City will pay the fee regardless how stupid it is. 12m for Barry with one year left on his contract, I assume Lescott has a while to run on his, and as you say, Glen Johnson for 18m, Bridge for 13, 15 for Toure, that kind of puts it into perspective. It is the right sort of figure, but only because Man City have sent things so fucking mental. This is all heading for a very, very bad place.

Thing is though, although you're right, football isn't about locally nurtured lads any more, and hasn't been for a long time but there are an awful lot of intermediate points between that and the way Man City are sending things at the moment. 250,000 a week for Et'oo? I can't see how that can be in any way good for the game as a whole.

Hello Mr Beye. As a supporter of Aston Villa, I'd quite like to see you play for us, but feel duty bound to point out that you'd probably get played at left back most of the season, plus any other random position Martin decides to throw you in at.

Run for the hills if he does, run for the hills. You'd need to ready yourself for your manager talking the club down and himself up continually, and constantly CONSTANTLY going on about his "great bunch of young lads" at Leeds. One of whose "greatness" you've experienced at close hand of late.

Yep. He's got a truly huge opinion of himself.

Talking of rescuing careers, not a transfer story, but check out this self-loving prick. Great levels of self delusion. I wonder who the job Mourinho supposedly recommended him for was with.

People also assume that Chelsea's rebirth started with RA. It didn't. They benefitted from the largesse of Matthew Harding for a fair while before, as well. For all the hatred (justified, mostly) of how Chelsea operate, even they didn't go bat shit mental straight from the off like Man City have. One of two things will happen at the end of this (and possibly both). One is Man City will, eventually, be left in a worse state than when they started. The other is that football will eat itself.

Bramble in the past reminded me of Zat Knight. Solid defender, technically very good at times, basics of a very good player, but prone to those lack of concentration errors which undo all the good work.

Apparently so.